Weh Yeoh Email & Phone Number

"Bold and counterintuitive. 'Redundant Charities' will make you rethink the business of giving and have you questioning whose interests are really served. An important read for anyone who cares about equality."Antoinette Lattouf, Broadcaster, Columnist and Author of How to Lose Friends and Influence White PeopleRedundant Charities' is a thought-provoking book that challenges everything we thought we knew about charities. Authored by Weh Yeoh, an entrepreneur, TEDx Speaker, and social impact worker with two decades of experience in the sector, this book presents a daring and personal exploration of the inherent flaws within today's charitable models and offers bold alternatives for creating lasting social change.Not just a critique; 'Redundant Charities' is also a compelling blueprint for those looking for alternatives to the inherently flawed design of charities today with compelling examples and solutions. At the heart of the book lies an audacious claim: Perhaps the most impactful action a charity can take - is to shut down. Drawing on his extensive experience and unique perspective, Weh Yeoh delves deep into the inner workings of charitable organisations, shedding light on systemic problems that hinder their effectiveness.

Sydney , Au

People in rural areas have limited access to allied health professionals, such as speech pathology, occupational therapy, physiotherapy, psychology, inhibiting their inclusion in society.Meanwhile, allied health professionals in cities struggle to find flexible working arrangements, leading to underemployment.What if there was a way to connect the two? Now, there is: Umbo.Umbo is a social enterprise that connects allied health professionals to those who are least able to access these services.We enable people with disabilities to receive vital therapy regardless of where they live, while simultaneously getting therapists, often young mothers, back into the workforce.Since 2018, we have helped over 1000 people, predominantly in rural communities, access speech and occupational therapy, Australia-wide. Want to know more about how we're building Umbo and help provide us reach more kids in rural Australia? Feel free to connect.

Sydney, Au

To support the development of speech therapy in Cambodia, and run a Day Without Speech - a fundraising and awareness raising campaign, I founded OIC Australia. OIC is a DGR endorsed charity registered in Australia.It is almost entirely volunteer run and my role is entirely voluntary.

Phnom Penh, Kh

After 4 years of leading OIC Cambodia, I handed over leadership to a local Cambodian team and stepped back to play a dual role from Australia. This means that the team in Cambodia independently runs the organisation just 4 years after I started it.As a board member, I oversee the governance and strategic direction of OIC, as well as grow the Australian support base. As the Founder, I speak publicly about the huge ambitions of OIC Cambodia, for the over half a million people lacking access to speech therapy.

Phnom Penh, Kh

In 2013, I founded OIC Cambodia, which will establish speech therapy as a universally accessible, locally led profession in Cambodia. And yet, this isn't a story about me. It's a story about Cambodia, a story about people being left behind, and a system that prioritises others.This is why it's important for us to not only think about how to help, but also, when we will stop helping.You can check out why OIC will leave Cambodia, in the year 2030 here: http://www.wehyeoh.com/when-to-stop-helping-cambodia/Overseen over $500,000 of funding raised for this program, of which 75% comes from non government sources. •I currently manage and interact with an energetic and resourceful team of 10 staff, governance board in Cambodia, two fundraising committees in Australia, and engage over 50 volunteers. We have a board, registered in Cambodia as a nonprofit, a private practice clinic with 4 staff, Happy Kids Clinic, and a highly successful awareness and fundraising campaign, Day Without Speech.Our main achievements so far:• Completed the first pilot program in speech therapy in Cambodia, training 15 staff, benefitting over 100 children. Trained over 180 teachers to include children with communication difficulties better in their classrooms.• Invited to speak on national TV in Cambodia, in Khmer language, on the topic of speech therapy• Invited to present our case to the UN and Cambodian government• Secured a grant through UNICEF to pilot training speech therapy to volunteers in the community, the first of its kind.• Received front-page coverage in national newspapers, as well as coverage in the Sydney Morning Herald and ABC Radio National in Australia.• Signed a Memorandum of Understanding with La Trobe University in Melbourne. The University of Health Sciences in Phnom Penh has agreed to start a speech therapy course• Successfully lobbied to have speech therapy mentioned in the National Disability Strategic Plan, adopted by government for the next five years

In 2015, I co-founded Happy Kids Clinic, a social enterprise in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Happy Kids Clinic was started to support the work of OIC Cambodia, the charity I founded in Cambodia in 2013.The clinic raises awareness in Cambodia about communication difficulties, and provide occupational and speech therapy to children so that they could go to school and participate fully in society.The clinic also allows OIC to train local Cambodians in therapy skills that otherwise didn’t exist.As importantly, the profits generated by the clinic go toward the works that OIC is doing.I now volunteer my time as the Chair of the Board of Happy Kids Clinic.

Sydney, New South Wales, Au

I convene in the Global Leadership Program, Think Tank series for Post Graduate students campus wide.This involves creating content, delivering lectures and facilitating interactive seminars.The topic I convene on is titled: Redundant leadership: How you can solve global problems by setting up your own exit.On the side, I also lecture and mentor in the Physiotherapy Post Graduate course, on social enterprise, international development and social cause leadership.

Preston, Victoria, Au

Australian non-profit providing professional, educational, and support services to individuals, communities, and organisations committed to global development.

The University Of Sydney, New South Wales, Au

In August 2019, the University of Sydney awarded me the title of Adjunct Senior Lecturer to pursue academic activities in the Faculty of Health Sciences, the University of Sydney.

Lusio is a startup developing technology to help children with cerebral palsy, by linking wearable technology to gaming.My role includes:- Business development - connecting to customers, therapists and improving distribution- Customer feedback - ensuring that the product suits the needs of children with disabilities, especially from a therapy point of view- Resonance - ensuring the product is fit for purpose and customer-centric.

Kensington, Nsw, Au

I tutored in COMM1000 Creating Social Change: From Innovation to Impact, which teaches students systems thinking and social change scenarios.I bring my real world experience of volunteering, creating social enterprises, both in Cambodia and in Australia, and encourage everyone to learn together - I'm still learning!

Chairperson of strategic board, providing guidance to organisation.

Strategic and management support given to local rehabilitation organisation.Technical advice given on CBR best practices.Raised over $30,000 in core funding for CABDICO.

Wrote disability awareness training manual based upon information gathered amongst partner network.Prepared trainings to partner network on various issues such as social model of disability and physical rehabilitation.

Lyon, Fr

• Advisor to two programs:o A national program training caregivers within orphanages to look after children with disabilities in a more holistic and appropriate manner.o A regional Community Based Rehabilitation (CBR) program within Guangxi Province, that aims to build the capacity of local staff in providing CBR.• Sole Handicap International staff member assessing orphanages throughout country.• Capacity building, sustainability advice and technical advice for rehabilitation, accessibility and referrals training components of CBR program in rural southern China.• Advised project manager on best management practices in difficult work situation.• Co-organised conference involving stakeholders in CBR program.• Co-wrote donor reports to EU, Belgian Directorate General for Development (DGD).

• Project management, assessment of client needs, management and allocation of projects to volunteers, service development, education of staff, volunteers and referring therapists.• Attendance at volunteer meetings, client assessments, regional clinics, regular inservices.• Regular presentations to promote the services of the organisation to supporters.• Primary physiotherapist advisor in this service.

Institute of Rheumatology and Orthopaedics, Aged Care Ward

Kellyville, N.S.W, Au

Cardiac Rehabilitation, Aged Care Ward, Outpatients Rehabilitation, Aged Care Assessment Team (ACAT)

Ma Development Studies, Policy Analysis, International Political Economy, Policy Research, Management, Community Development

A Level Mandarin Language Course

Level 4/6 Intermediate Mandarin Language Course

Ba Applied Sciences In Physiotherapy, Physiotherapy

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